hagioscope
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- hagioscopic adjective
Etymology
Origin of hagioscope
Example Sentences
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A low side window near the southwest corner has been variously described as a confessional, a hagioscope, and a leper window.
From Seaward Sussex The South Downs from End to End by Holmes, Edric
The name hagioscope has been used to describe these oblique openings.
From Our Homeland Churches and How to Study Them by Heath, Sidney
The former was once the seat of a Benedictine priory founded in the reign of Henry I. The church has a hagioscope and a square Norman font.
From Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter by Holmes, Edric
It has a church, built about 1250, with a gabled tower and with a hagioscope in the chancel.
From Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter by Holmes, Edric
"Yes; but the change in them which you suggest would not fully meet the difficulty, even if a squint or hagioscope should also be provided."
From Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church by Field, Walter
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